Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access has announced it opposes the drug industry’s joint plan with community health centers to restructure the 340B program, saying it will increase manufacturers’ “already astronomical profits at the expense of safety net providers.”
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In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the National Campaign to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States. The CDC updated its ambitious plan in 2006 and aimed to reduce rates of primary and secondary syphilis to less than 2.2 cases per 100,000 population, congenital syphilis to less than 3.9 cases per 100,000, and the racial disparity between rates of syphilis among Black and White individuals to less than 3:1. Despite having moderate success at the turn of the century, the US is experiencing a drastic resurgence of syphilis. In 2021, the CDC reported 171,074 total cases of syphilis nationally, a 68.4% increase from 2017. Worse, there has been a sharp increase in the number of babies born with syphilis; cases of congenital syphilis rose 184.5% to 2,677 cases between 2017 and 2021.
Like other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), syphilis disparities remain with regards to
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The clock is ticking down in New York state to the scheduled April 1 transfer of Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service—a move that 340B safety net providers say would result in financial disaster.
Evergreen Health,
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Biopharmaceutical company Dermavant Sciences is giving refunds to health care providers that paid above the 340B ceiling price for Vtama, a non-steroidal cream to treat plaque psoriasis.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration posted Dermavant’s notice to 340B covered
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TIP: For sites submitting data to 340B ESP, the option exists within the 340B ESP portal to “Attest” for several manufacturers which will
A confidential document composed by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in connection with its 340B program reform initiative with the National Association of Community Health Centers fleshes out a “coalition” vision of the 10-point reform plan that the two
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Hospitals’ 340B savings for the first five of the 21 companies to impose conditions on 340B pricing when providers use contract pharmacies decreased by an estimated $1.1 billion from 2020 to 2021, hospital group 340B Health said in a new
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With new leadership in Congress, the drumbeat for greater scrutiny of 340B will grow. To date, news outlets from The New York Times to The Wall Street Journal have quoted former government officials and pundits who’ve called for more oversight of the 340B program. It is not just former government officials that are raising concerns, leading lawmakers from both parties are calling on 340B providers to be more transparent and ensure that they are being good stewards of the program.
Regardless of the amount and kind of attention channeled toward the 340B program, it’s always right (and a best practice) for 340B executives and managers to be meticulous. Mock audits are one way for covered entities to closely watch over their 340B program activities. These rehearsals can help program managers, staff, and healthcare employees ensure compliance and pass an audit by the
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Sean Dickson, a drug policy expert who has published frequently cited research on the 340B program and advised both health care providers and drug manufacturers on 340B compliance, has gone to work for the health insurance industry.
Dickson, most recently
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